The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-22
THE FORTY-NlNTH CONGRESS.
Passage Of the Bill Incorporating the Eads
Tehuantepec Ship-Railway Company

Passage Of the Bill Incorporating the Eads
Tehuantepec Ship-Railway Company.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The presiding officer
presented petitions from "a large number of
Grand Army posts of Ohio for the passage Of
the dependent pension bill over the Presidents
Veto Laid on the table. Similar petitions were
also presented by several other Senators.
Also. messages from the President, already
published, vetong the bills granting pensions to
John Reed ST., and Charlotte O'Nei Referred
to the committee on pensions
Mr. Blair asked the presiding officer how it was
that those veto messages had been published be-
fore being submitted to the Senate.
The presiding officer replied that they had been
received on Saturday afternoon at an hour when
it was not convenient to lay them before the
Senate. but that they were then public prop
erty"
Mr.. Evarts presented resolutions of the New
York Board Of Trade and Transportation in ia
vor OF appropriate legislation for seacoast de-
fense Laid on the table.
Mr.. Cockrell presented a memorial of Isaac II.
Sturgeon, of st. Louis for ship-canal across
| the lsthmus of Panama, to be owned exclusively
| bv the United States-Eo tolls to be charged to
vessels of the United States. aud reasonable
charges to foreign ships. Referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
Bills for relief of purchasers and other grant
ees OF the United States to certain swamp and
overfowed lands. and to reimburse and indem
nify States, and to declare forfeited certain
lands granted to the State of Michigan to aid in
the construction of railroad from Ontonagon to
| the Wisconsin State line were reported from the
committee on public lands and placed on the
4 calendar.
! resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. Mitchell.
OF Oregon, instructiEg the Judiciary committee
to inquire and report to the causes of delay in
resuinlng work on the canal and locks of the cas-
4 rQ in fho nj wiz <hof fall ,f
| and OF the change in the engineer in charge of
| the work, WAS taken up and Mr.. Mitchell ad-
| dressed the Senate in favor of the resolution.
| At z o'clock the presiding officer announced the
| unfinished business, the Nicaragua ship-canal
| bill.
Mr.. Morgan offered resolution authorizing
| the committee on ordnance to sit in Washington
during the recess and to associate with it three
| naval officers Adopted.
The ship-canal bill was temporarily laid aside,
| and the Senate resumed consideration Of the
river and harbor appropriation bill. the question
| being on the amend ment offered by Mr. Van
| WICK. on Saturday last, to the item of $500. O0O
| for improving the Missouri river. and which was
to the effect that $780, 600 should be expended at
| Atchison, Fort Leavenworth, Arrow Rock,
| Omaha, etc He modified it so as to direct the
expenditure of half the $500, 600 at these points,
| under the direction of the Secretary of War.
The amendment. as modified, was agreed to-
Mr.. Plumb moved to amend the Missouri
| river paragraph by adding to it the words land
| all the expenditures of this paragraph shall be
made under the direction of the Secretary Of
| War; Mr.. Plamb's amendment was adopted
On motion of Mr.. Allison, Sioux City. la.
was inserted one of the points at which hall
of the $500, 900 is to be expended.
The bill was then reported to the Senate from
the committee OF the whole, and was passed
without division. A COMMITTEES Of conference
was asked on the points. of difference between
the two houses.
The Senate then took up the bill to incorporate
the ship-railway company of Nicaragua.
Mr. Vest offered an amendment that the ACT
shall have no force or effect until concession
shall have been secured from the government OF
Nicaragua, and shall have been submitted t.
and approved by Congress. Rejected withou'
division.
The bill was then passed-yeas 49, nays 5
The nays were Messrs Berry, Coke. Jones O
Arkansas, Maxey and Vest
| Messrs. Mcmillan, Conger and Ransom wer,
appointed conferees on the river and harbor ap
preparation bill
~, RiddIeberger moved that. in honor of the
mehory OF the Father of his Country, the Sen
ate adjourn over tomorrow. Rejected-yeas IL
nays A.
| The Senate took up the District Of Columbia
appropriation bill. and then went into secret ses
sion, and soon Adjourned.